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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang

Xinhua, March 9, 2012

• An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Lop County in Hotan of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 6:50 a.m. Friday, the China Earthquake Network Center said.

  The epicenter, with a depth of 30 kilometers, was at 39.4 degrees north latitude and 81.3 degrees east longitude.

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